Health Insurance Week

Mergers & Acquisitions - Tyco Healthcare to acquire interest in ventilator maker Airox, expand respiratory products

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Reports from Singapore and the United States add new data to medical devices research

Napo Pharmaceuticals - Napo Pharmaceuticals begins trading on main market of London Stock Exchange

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, U.S. - Obesity is associated with taste, reward, and behavioral control brain abnormalities

National Taiwan University, Taiwan - Studies from Taiwan, Sweden and Japan advance knowledge in diabetes research

NeoGenomics - American Microcap Institute moves NeoGenomics to strong buy

Nippon Kayaku - Nippon Kayaku, Aeterna Zentaris sign agreement for Ozarelix in Japan

Optimer Pharmaceuticals - Optimer Pharmaceuticals appoints Poulos vice president marketing and sales

Oregon State University, U.S. - Double-stranded RNA poly(I:C) may be potent peptide vaccine adjuvant

Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan - Intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm favorable outcome resulted from resection

Osaka University, Japan - Canine myocardial infarction models show erythropoietin enhances cardiac tissue neovascularization

Pacific Health Laboratories - PacificHealth Laboratories announces second quarter results; net loss down by 93.6%

Pain Management - Naturopathic care is economically beneficial treatment for low back pain

Peking University, People's Republic of China - Ischemia-reperfusion myocardial injury is reduced by attenuation of mitochondrial Ca²⁺ overload

Penile Carcinoma - Penile carcinoma patient underwent successful penile preservation surgery

Pierre & Marie Curie University, France - Decreased coronary perfusion underlies remifentanil-induced myocardial ischemia

Pliva - Barr files formal tender offer for Pliva

Pneumoncology Monaldi H., Italy - Researchers from Italy and France describe findings in lung cancer studies

Policlinico Universitario di Udine, Italy - Normal karyotype acute myeloid leukemia prognosticated by breast cancer resistance protein

Professional Education - Simulated patients are used to teach medical students

Purdue University, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Malaysia advance knowledge in biomedical engineering research

Quality Assurance - Bed-management technology from Awarix combines visual utility and radio frequency

Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Coopers Plains, Australia - Transcranial Doppler applications in the ICU are presented in review

Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden - Myocardial metabolism is better preserved after blood cardioplegia in infants

Roche - Roche says phase III trial in metastatic colorectal cancer meets primary endpoints

Royal Marsden NHS Trust, U.K. - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Switzerland and United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany - Researchers unable to recommend best drug combination in heart transplant recipients

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, U.S. - Merkel cell carcinoma evaluated and managed by sentinel lymph node biopsy

Seoul National University, South Korea - Recent findings in hepatitis B virus described by researchers from South Korea, People's Republic of China and Israel

Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals - Studies confirm patent-pending Chlorhexidine hand sanitizer kills seasonal flu virus

Sontra Medical - Sontra Medical announces 1 for 10 reverse stock split

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, U.S. - Research from the United States and Thailand in HIV/AIDS provides new insights

Stanford University, U.S. - MI-associated left ventricle remodeling is aided with ventricular constraint system

State University of New York, U.S. - Trypanosome RNA editing is stimulated at an early step in the editing reaction

StemCells - StemCells reports net loss of $3,989,000 for Q2 2006 compared to $3,868,00 loss a year ago

Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark - Findings from Denmark, Poland and the United Kingdom describe new data in endocrinology research

Strelitz Diabetes Research Institute, U.S. - New findings in diabetes described from the United States and Canada

SurgiCount Medical - INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center adopts SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System for OR use

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries - Teva reports Q2 2006 sales of Copaxone for MS up 22% over year ago to record $353 million

Texas A&M University, U.S. -  Brucella unmarked deletion mutants with different clearance rates are evaluated

Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand - Pharmacokinetically-guided indinavir patients with nephrotoxicity safely maintained on indinavir

Thomas Jefferson University, U.S. - New findings from the United States, Japan and Scotland in the area of diabetes described

Thomas Jefferson University, U.S. - Tobacco plant-derived anti-Lewis Y monoclonal antibodies have biological activity

Tottori University, Japan - Findings from Japan, the United States and the South Korea advance knowledge in cervical cancer research

University of Alberta, Canada - beta-Cell apoptosis prevention strategies in islet transplantation are discussed

University of Bath, U.K. - Disposable infusion pump properties, performance and applications are reviewed

University of Bologna, Italy - Depression is a potential cardiac risk factor in coronary artery bypass grafting patients

University of Bonn, Germany - Glioma radio- and chemosensitivity regulated by p16 and p14ARF

University of Brescia, Italy - Cardiovascular autonomic control may mediate fitness adaptations among swimmers in training

University of California, U.S. - Approaches for immunotherapy for Alzheimer disease are reviewed

University of California, U.S. - Diet and exercise regimen can reverse metabolic syndrome in overweight children

University of California, U.S. - Raloxifene does not affect risk of cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women

University of California, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States, People's Republic of China and Scotland advance lung cancer research

University of Duisburg Essen, Germany - Researchers from Germany, Greece and Japan provide details of new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer

University of East Anglia, U.K. - Findings from the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan advance knowledge in obesity research

University of Edinburgh, U.K. - Choline-poor diet aggravates fatty liver but eases insulin resistance and glucose intolerance

University of Groningen, Netherlands - Researchers' data from Netherlands, United States and Italy advance influenza research

University of Guelph, Canada - Metformin reverses insulin-related anomalies in fatty acid oxidation

University of Kansas, U.S. - Thermal stability of adenovirus type 2 is enhanced in mild acid

University of Massachusetts, U.S. - HIV gp120 expressing Gal alpha 1-3Ga1 beta 1-4GlcNAc-R epitopes has increased immunogenicity

University of Miami, U.S. - Sacral chordoma patient outcomes following sacrectomy are studied

University of Michigan, U.S. - Efavirenz and 8-hydroxyefavirenz metabolism by P4502B6 leads to inactivation via two mechanisms

University of Milan, Italy - Recent studies from Italy, the United States and Venezuela add new data to HIV/AIDS research

University of Montreal, Canada - Physiologically based pharmacokinetic models assess risk of inhaled volatile organics

University of Murcia, Spain - 17beta-estradiol enhances captopril hypotensive effect in ovariectomized hypertensive rats

University of Naples Federico II, Italy - Data from the United Kingdom, United States and Scotland advance knowledge in breast cancer research

University of North Carolina, U.S. - New data from the United States lluminates research in heart disease

University of Padua, Italy - Studies from Italy, the People's Republic of China and Germany add new findings to melanoma body of knowledge

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Cyclin A2 induces myocardial regeneration in ischemic heart failure

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Imidazole in loading buffer improves recovery of herpesvirus vectors

University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - Coronary revascularization lowered mortality in diabetics with multivessel disease

University of Southern Florida, U.S. - Passive immunization in amyloid-depositing mice modulates microglial activation state

University of Texas, U.S. - Researchers discover one of the weapons the SARS coronavirus uses to sabotage immune defenses

University of Tokyo, Japan - New findings from Japan, Portugal and the United States in the area of neurology detailed

University of Tokyo, Japan - Researchers' work from Japan, Turkey and the United States adds to neurology body of knowledge

University of Tubingen, Germany - Leukemia-derived B7-H1 has no influence on T-cell proliferation and cytokine production

University of Tubingen, Germany - Serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 mediates salt sensitivity of glucose tolerance

University of Turku, Finland - Researchers from Finland, the United Kingdom and Japan provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

University of Wurzburg, Germany - Remission of liver metastasis was produced by HLA-A2-restricted peptide derived from survivin

University of York, U.K. - Previous schistosome infections do not compromise efficacy of cercaria vaccine

VA Medical Centers, U.S. - Bisbenzamidine derivatives active against Pneumocystis pneumonia and less toxic than pentamidine

Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Postoperative pulmonary hypertension may be reduced by oral citrulline in children undergoing CPB

Vical - Vical reports Q2 2006 revenues of $7.3 million, up from $4.8 million in Q2 2005

Wake Forest University, U.S. - Recent studies from the United States, South Korea and Japan add new data to diabetes research

Wake Forest University, U.S. - Scientists learn how the brain boots up to process information from the senses

Wake Forest University, U.S. - Watching wrestling is associated with date fighting and other violence

Waterfront Media - EverydayHealth.com pioneers personalized health management online with top specialists on board

Wayne State University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Australia and Switzerland report details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Wyle Laboratories - Researchers from the United States and People's Republic of China report recent findings in diagnostics